Pathfinder from Knightsbridge Solutions is an assessment program established to support Fortune 500 companies' large-scale data-centric IT initiatives and is based on a comprehensive methodology established to ensure successful data warehouse implementations. During a Pathfinder assessment, business, technical and data processes are examined to ensure that new data-related projects are organized to support business goals and that ongoing projects are on the right track to meet evolving business needs. Assessments are available for the following areas: information strategy, project definition, environment appraisal, technology assessment and business case. Pathfinder deliverables occur in four phases – preparation, discovery, analysis and synthesis.
Cognos Web Services from Cognos is a universal integration platform for extending Cognos Series 7 business intelligence into other applications and environments. Using standard Internet technologies such as XML, simple object access protocol (SOAP) and Web services description language (WSDL) to build connections between Cognos software and multiple applications, Cognos Web Services allows customers and industry partners to rapidly integrate Cognos into leading-edge Web, vertical-market and wireless applications. Available for Microsoft and UNIX platforms, Cognos Web Services allows organizations to bring the power of Cognos into a broad range of applications including CRM, ERP, SCM, collaborative computing, specialized vertical applications, a full range of mobile devices and to extend Cognos capabilities into areas such as .NET and J2EE.
The Plumtree Portal Package from Plumtree Software for mid-size enterprises and mid-size organizations within larger enterprises includes the Plumtree Corporate Portal platform for 250 users, server products for collaboration and database application development and integration products for e-mail, calendar, contacts and Excel files. Plumtree’s software offers a complete feature set and the company's proven expertise at deploying high-ROI portals quickly. Plumtree Portal Package customers also receive as part of the solution two weeks of professional services for installing the portal and the first year of maintenance and support.
Nimble Integration Suite 2.0 from Nimble Technology, Inc. is a data and information integration platform that provides both open database connectivity (ODBC) and XQuery access. Nimble's software gives enterprises a powerful tool to integrate and access multiple data sources, inside and outside the firewall, for real-time data integration and information sharing capability. The Nimble Integration Suite 2.0's XQuery functionality enables enterprises to query disparate data sources using an XML standard query language. The Nimble Integration Suite 2.0's ability to access and query multiple data sources and data formats reduces the need and cost of custom coding which is the most common technique for integrating information today.
DataMirror Corporation announces a special high availability (HA) solution package aimed at IBM iSeries users. Comprised of two licenses, implementation, training, maintenance and support, the complete HA product suite delivers a low cost solution ideal for small-to- mid size enterprises and is only available until October 31, 2002. Building on IBM's GreenStreak promotion for iSeries, DataMirror delivers a broader offering to iSeries customers – specifically, a cost-effective high availability solutions package with enhanced service levels to protect and maintain iSeries investments for under $60,000.
http://www.datamirror.com/hapromo
HP revealed its post-merger Linux strategy along with an updated Linux portfolio of products and services. HP's strategy incorporates targeted solution areas for Linux; integrated product lines in industry-leading hardware platforms, enterprise security, management and high- availability software for Linux; and comprehensive and proven services for Linux. HP also continues to work with its network of partners and the open source community to offer the tools needed to develop comprehensive Linux- based solutions. Enhancements to HP's Linux portfolio include: Disaster Tolerant Solution for Linux, which provides disaster recovery and business continuity across metropolitan-wide distances; HP Servicecontrol Manager 3.0, a multisystem management solution with Web-enabled and command line interfaces that deliver access to key system administration tools for fault monitoring, configuration and workload management; expanded support for Compaq Evo desktop PCs; and HP Print Server Appliance 4200 with automated driver management.
e*Xchange Partner Manager 4.5.3 from SeeBeyond supports AS2 (Applicability Statement 2), extending the company's previously existing support for secure electronic transactions. AS2 is a draft specification that enables vendor applications to communicate EDI (electronic data interchange) or XML (extensible markup language) data over the Internet via HTTP(s) in a secure manner.
Borland JBuilder 7 Enterprise – Sybase Edition from Sybase, Inc., is the next-generation Java development environment. A complete Java development solution that provides integration of application development life cycle elements, JBuilder 7 Enterprise – Sybase Edition dramatically increases developer productivity and allows customers to bring their applications to market faster. Borland JBuilder 7 enhances developer productivity and allows developers to bring mission-critical Java applications online faster. Sybase is also offering an updated plug-in integrating Borland JBuilder 7 Enterprise with Sybase EAServer. It allows users to develop, debug and deploy J2EE applications on EAServer.
iPrism v3.21 from St. Bernard Software Inc. features a new hardware platform for improved performance and integrated bypass protection for enhanced Internet connectivity. iPrism is a dedicated Internet filtering appliance designed for high performance and reliability to effectively monitor, block and report on an organization's Web activity. iPrism's new platform significantly increases performance, improves reporting, expands hardware monitoring capabilities and integrates hardware bypass technology. As a result of increased RAM, iPrism's reporting capacity has been improved by 400 percent. iPrism also incorporates bypass technology to maintain Internet access in the event that active filtering is suspended. Additionally, iPrism v3.21 contains several operational enhancements including redundant cooling capacity and increased hardware monitoring capability.
The Enosys Integration Server from Enosys Software, an XML platform software provider, is a XQuery-based enterprise information integration (EII) server. EII solutions are based on open standards and provide a universal layer for accessing enterprise data, thereby eliminating the need to develop specific stovepipe solutions for each back-end enterprise data source and application. Developers simply build queries that retrieve the information end users and applications need – independent of the source, location and access method of the data – and deliver the information as reusable XML results or Web services components. Enosys' Integration Server leverages existing EAI projects to preserve IT investments and delivers on the promise of seamless real-time data integration.
http://www.enosyssoftware.com.
SpinIT from Stirling Systems Group is an Intranet-based standards and procedures portal providing a central repository for all of the standards and procedures (S&Ps) important to your enterprise. SpinIT solves a complex problem, but it is not a complex product to use. Since SpinIT writes HTML on the fly, you can instantly post your S&Ps using images and text and format them in tables, bullets or links. SpinIT removes bottlenecks from intranet publishing by allowing content owners to create, publish and modify their content through secure login and user permissions.
http://www.stirlingsystems.com
Codagen for Microsoft BizTalk Server from Codagen Technologies is a UML-based software development tool that enables business analysts working in Rational Rose to orchestrate and generate Web Services that interoperate with BizTalk Server. By synthesizing individual business scenarios into a UML-described global business process, Codagen allows enterprises to quickly create and deploy new transaction-based applications and also reduces enterprises' B2B risk by establishing the notion of contract between trading partners. The tool allows business analysts to focus on a subset of business scenarios and then let the solution automatically integrate them into the business process.
Mary Jo Nott is the editor in chief of DM Review and responsible for the content that appears in the magazine and its associated Web sites. You can reach her at (262) 784-0444, ext. 215 or maryjo.nott@sourcemedia.com.
